Boys' name · since 1991
Kesler
311 babies named Kesler in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,221 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kesler currently ranks #9221 among boys' names in America, with 311 babies recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Kesler recorded 311 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #9221 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #10,369 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,221 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 311 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kesler ranks #10,369 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,221 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 311 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,221 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kesler's 311 recorded births place it above 77.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kesler compares
311 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kesler's all-time total is 16% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kesler | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 311 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kesler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kesler's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kesler popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kesler by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (149 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Kesler's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kesler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 149 births (48% of all-time use).
Kesler by state
Where Kesler concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 311 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kesler's data
- Kesler's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (149 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Keslers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kesler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kesler draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.